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Soviet Air Force accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Soviet Air Force. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

8 records from 1948 to 1989, 8 of them fatal. Most often a Antonov AN-12; most often in Soviet Union.

Occurrences88 accidents · 0 incidents · 7 mapped
Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 8 of 8
Reported fatalities287Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1948–19895 Apr 1948 – 12 Oct 1989

By year

Soviet Air Force: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19481 occurrences in 1948, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).115
19641 occurrences in 1964, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).13
19691 occurrences in 1969, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).1120
19741 occurrences in 1974, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).14
19771 occurrences in 1977, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).121
19852 occurrences in 1985, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).2117
19891 occurrences in 1989, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1985 (2).17

Aircraft types

Soviet Air Force: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Antonov AN-1233150
Antonov AN-261194
Ilyushin IL-1411120
North American T-39113
Sukhoi SU-24117
Tupolev TU-1341194
Vickers 6101115
Yakovlev YAK-31115

Countries

Soviet Air Force: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 4 occurrences, 50.0% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.50.0%4242
AngolaAngola: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).12.5%123
East GermanyEast Germany: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).12.5%13
GermanyGermany: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).12.5%115
UnknownUnknown: 1 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).12.5%14

Deadliest occurrences

Soviet Air Force: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1969 Yukhnov mid-air collision23 Jun 1969120near Poroslitsy village, Yukhnov district, Kaluga region, Soviet Union2
1985 Zolochiv mid-air collision3 May 198594Near Zolochiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union2
1985 Aeroflot Antonov An-12 shootdown25 Nov 198523Approx. 43 km east of Menongue, Cuando Cubango Province, Angola1
An-24 crash at Moe19 Apr 197721near the village of Moe, Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County (Estonian SSR, USSR)1
1948 Gatow air disaster5 Apr 194815near RAF Gatow, Berlin, Germany2
Kirovabad collision (1989)12 Oct 19897Kirovabad aerodrome (Azerbaijan SSR, USSR)2
Tu-16 crash at Travyany airfield14 May 19744Kamensk-Uralsky (Travyany) airfield1
1964 T-39 shootdown incident28 Jan 19643over Erfurt, East Germany2

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  1. Kirovabad collision (1989)

    12 Oct 1989 · Kirovabad aerodrome (Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) · 7 fatal · not on the map

  2. 1985 Aeroflot Antonov An-12 shootdown

    25 Nov 1985 · Approx. 43 km east of Menongue, Cuando Cubango Province, Angola · 23 fatal

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  3. 1985 Zolochiv mid-air collision

    3 May 1985 · Near Zolochiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union · 94 fatal

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  4. An-24 crash at Moe

    19 Apr 1977 · near the village of Moe, Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County (Estonian SSR, USSR) · 21 fatal

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  5. Tu-16 crash at Travyany airfield

    14 May 1974 · Kamensk-Uralsky (Travyany) airfield · 4 fatal

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  6. 1969 Yukhnov mid-air collision

    23 Jun 1969 · near Poroslitsy village, Yukhnov district, Kaluga region, Soviet Union · 120 fatal

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  7. 1964 T-39 shootdown incident

    28 Jan 1964 · over Erfurt, East Germany · 3 fatal

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  8. 1948 Gatow air disaster

    5 Apr 1948 · near RAF Gatow, Berlin, Germany · 15 fatal

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